Grand Hotel de l'Europe
Bad Gastein, Austria
Built 1909 · Last completed renovation 2011
Grand Hotel de l'Europe in Bad Gastein was last renovated in 2011, and originally built in 1909 (sourced renovations: 1925, 1982, 2011). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 4.8/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Data check
- · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Bad Gastein, Austria
Timeline
1909
Hotel opening
1925
Water supply and bathrooms renovation
1968
Hotel closure due to lack of modernization funds
1982
Major renovation and reopening by Reinhardt Tomek
1982
Reopening after 14-year closure
1988
Hotel closure again
2015
Casino closure
2011
Renovation completed
⚖️ Star classification · Austria
Austria uses the Hotelstars Union system. A rating is valid for 3–6 years (5★ Superior: 3 years), after which re-classification is mandatory.
System: Hotelstars Union (WKO — Austrian Hotel Association)
“The rating has a limited validity of between three and six years and the classification procedure must be regularly repeated. For 5*Superior it is valid for three years.”
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2011 renovation
“Ten years passed before Reinhardt Stefan Tomek, the son of a Viennese doctor, brought the hotel back to life with the reopening on 22 December 1982 and 170 permanent jobs.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-14
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1909
Last completed renovation
Sourced2011
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (1925–2011). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Until 2015, the hotel also featured a casino”
“Ten years passed before Reinhardt Stefan Tomek, the son of a Viennese doctor, brought the hotel back to life with the reopening on 22 December 1982 and 170 permanent jobs.”
“he had to close the company in 1988”
“It was renovated in 1982”
“reopening on 22 December 1982”
“lack of funds to modernize its facilities forced it to close”
“In 1925, for example, the water supply for the guest rooms was renewed at a cost of 455,000 shillings and 20 luxury marble bathrooms were built”
“Upon its grand opening in May 1909, it was celebrated as one of the largest and most modern hotels in the Austro-Hungarian Empire”
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Frequently asked
When was Grand Hotel de l'Europe built?+
Grand Hotel de l'Europe (Bad Gastein, Austria) was built in 1909.
How old is Grand Hotel de l'Europe?+
Grand Hotel de l'Europe is 117 years old — it was built in 1909 and last renovated in 2011. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Grand Hotel de l'Europe last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2011.
What is the Chrono Score of Grand Hotel de l'Europe?+
Its Chrono Score is 4.8/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.